Microsoft just announced the Beta release of Content Management Server 2002, due out in production Q4 of this year. On paper, the update looks to solve two glaring holes in the current version: lack of MS Office integration and dearth of XML support. And because it's Microsoft, they hyperaccelerated the product's Web Services support. We wonder if customers are ready for a Web Services integration "wizard," but if it actually works, and Microsoft doesn't elevate its license fees, this new version could really raise the bar in its Upper-Tier segment of the CMS market. One caveat we've been reiterating: this looks to us to have all the makings of a major migration for those using the current version of the product....
Download the Beta yourself